<karenesq> if you want complete overlap it really might make sense to have it in Toronto either before or after
<karenesq> it will save some money on having to travel twice
<karenesq> and also there may be fewer visa issues if you avoid the US
<karenesq> is there a way you can call for help from people based in Toronto? Is there a user group that might have some people who want to help?
<doctormon> OK I've emailed Ginger Coons about hooking up LGM 2015 to this hackfest.  [vs. holding it in Boston e.g. at MIT.  Task is to select location for the venue.]

<karenesq> I can ask Ruth if RH might have the budget and Cat at Google too

<bryce> karenesq, I'm taking actions to get the fundraising doc posted on our website, and once we have things more nailed down to inquire with samsung for hackfest sponsorship

<ScislaC> bryce: I can own those two
<bryce> ScislaC, I think you have the most recognition among the userbase right now - would you take the item to contact them for interest in the hackfest, and the action for getting a list of companies using inkscape?

<Tavmjong> Is someone going to summarize this meeting and post a note to the mailing list? I could do that but not till tomorrow.
<bryce> Tavmjong, thanks that'd be great and tomorrow would be perfect
<bryce> johan_e, mind adding these action items to the wiki too?

<karenesq> we should coordinate this - where you guys have good contacts you should ask
<karenesq> and I can ask where I have good contacts
<karenesq> we probably should put together a collaborative document where we can post ideas for companies to hit up

<karenesq> one thing that has worked for other projects I've helped in the past is to have a training session in the morning of the first day for newcomers
<karenesq> and advertise it heavily at the universities
<karenesq> and have folks ready to do some hands on outreach
<karenesq> then you can fold the productive people into the hackfest
<bryce> 'outreach' here meaning recruiting developers from userbase?
<karenesq> either that bryce or outreach for documentation people
<karenesq> for documentation this works particularly well